The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015 Awards
2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
This year’s submissions included nearly 1,000 category entries, a record number, competing for 23 special awards. The 2015 award winners are selected by a distinguished panel of international judges, who donate their expertise and thousands of hours to judge entries. This year’s judging sessions logged over 3200 hours.
GRAND TETON AWARD WINNER
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Jago: A Life Underwater
Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions
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Best Animal Behavior ProgramSponsored by Vulcan Productions |
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BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University |
Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand Discovery Networks International |
Disneynature
Disneynature |
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Best Wildlife Habitat ProgramSponsored by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) |
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Doclights GmbH/NDR Naturfilm; Blue Planet Film, NDR, ARTE, ORF, WDR and National Geographic WILD |
Africa's Giant Killers Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana, BBC and Animal Planet |
Vanishing Kings A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian Networks, Into Nature Productions and Boksdocs |
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Best Conservation ProgramSponsored by HHMI/Tangled Bank Studios |
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Songbirdsos Productions Inc. and Films À Cinq/ARTE France |
I Bought a Rainforest KEO Films/The Open University for |
Racing Extinction Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
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Best People & Nature ProgramSponsored by The Nature Conservancy |
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Windfall Films |
I Bought
KEO Films/The Open University for BBC Two |
India's Wandering Lions Ammonite Ltd., Kosmik Global Pvt. Ltd., Earth Touch and Discovery Communications India |
Racing Extinction Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
Best Science & Nature Program
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Sponsored by Marco Polo Films |
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DOX Productions Ltd, Films á Cinq, Arte France in association with NOVA/WGBH |
Racing Extinction Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
THIN ICE - The Inside Story of Climate Science DOX Productions, Oxford University and Victoria University, Wellington |
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Conservation HeroSponsored by World Wildlife Fund |
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WINNER
Shining Red Productions, Inc. for PBS |
Natural World: The Bat Man
Windfall Films |
Racing Extinction Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
Tiger Tiger George Butler/White Mountain Films |
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Educational/Institutional ProgramSponsored by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
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WINNER
Howard Hughes |
An Elephant's Tale:
Wildlife Conservation Society |
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom-A Conservation Story Disneynature |
Great Transitions: The Origin
Howard Hughes |
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Best Limited Series - Long FormSponsored by Universum/ORF |
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BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University |
Hidden Kingdoms BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, France TV, CCTV |
Your Inner Fish Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Filmsfor PBS |
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Best Limited Series - Short FormSponsored by Discovery |
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KQED, PBS Digital Studios |
If Not Us Then Who? Handcrafted Films |
Power of Nature BBC Earth Productions |
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Best Children's ProgramSponsored by Boréales |
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A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise, bm:ukk and Kultur NÖ |
Naomi's Nightmares of Nature Series 2 - Central American Coast BBC |
NATURE - A Sloth Named Velcro BelugaSmile Productions, LLC &THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS Nature series |
The Marvelous Musical Report (of the Marine National Monuments) Open Boat Films, LLC, Sisbro Studios |
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Best Hosted or Presenter-led ProgramSponsored by National Geographic Studios |
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WINNER
Colossus Productions, Sky and |
The Secret Life of
The Garden Productions |
Your Inner Fish,
Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Films |
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Best Short ProgramSponsored by MFA in Science & Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University |
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WINNER
Samuel Orr |
Animated Life: Pangea Howard Hughes Medical Institute & Sweet Fern Productions |
Galapagos:
Colossus Productions film in association with SKY 3D |
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Best Short Short
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WINNER
BBC Earth Productions |
An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch Wildlife Conservation Society |
Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage KQED and PBS Digital Studios |
Why Bears Wildlife Media & TriFilm |
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Best TheatricalSponsored by Terra Mater Factual Studios |
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WINNER
Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
Disneynature
Disneynature |
Unbranded Fin & Fur Films, Cedar Creek Productions, Implement Productions |
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Best ImmersiveSponsored by Sky-Skan |
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WINNER
BBC Earth Productions |
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D Colossus Productions, Sky and Atlantic Productions |
Habitat Earth California Academy of Sciences |
Humpback Whales MacGillivray Freeman Films, Pacific Life |
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Marian Zunz Emerging Filmmaker
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WINNER
Elwafilm LLC |
16 Legs: Spider Love Bookend Trust |
Sirocco - How a Dud Became a Stud Ashwika Kapur, Centre for Science Communication- Otago University |
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Best Interactive MediaSponsored by BBC Earth |
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Atlantic Productions |
PLUM LANDING WGBH Educational Foundation |
The Evolution Lab NOVA/WGBH |
ZooMoo App ZooMoo Networks |
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Best SoundSponsored by Dolby Laboratories |
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WINNER
Disneynature |
Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - New Blood Off the Fence Productions |
Racing Extinction Oceanic Preservation Society, Presented by Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea and the Discovery Channel. In association with Vulcan Productions, Earth Day Texas, JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs, and Insurgent Media |
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Best CinematographySponsored by Sony Electronics |
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Brain Farm Digital Cinema for Nat Geo Wild and Terra Mater Factual Studios |
Hidden Kingdoms - Under Open Skies BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, France TV, and CCTV |
Life Story - First Steps BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery, France TV and The Open University |
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Best EditingSponsored by Panasonic |
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Brain Farm Digital Cinema for Nat Geo WILD and Terra Mater Studios |
Jago: A Life Underwater Underdog Films Production in association with James Morgan Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions |
NATURE - Touching
NATURE—Touching the Wild |
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Best Original Musical ScoreSponsored by PBS |
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Colossus Productions, Sky and Atlantic Productions |
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom Disneynature |
Poached Ignite Channel and Doc Life Films |
Wonders of the Monsoon: The Drought BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide and Discovery |
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Best WritingSponsored by Nat Geo WILD |
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WINNER
Shining Red Productions, Inc. for PBS |
Return of the River Elwafilm LLC |
Your Inner Fish,
Tangled Bank Studios, Windfall Filmsfor PBS |
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Special Jury Nominations |
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WINNER
Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd |
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Doclights GmbH / NDR Naturfilm, nautilusfilm GmbH, NDR, NDR/ARTE, ORF |
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The Garden Productions |
Dolphins-Spy in the Pod John Downer Productions |
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Project Impact Award Sponsored by Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders |
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Elwafilm LLC |
Shark Girl Kaufmann Productions Pty Ltd |
What's the Catch? Essential Media and Entertainment |
